Berlin Wall protests – in pictures

Berlin Wall protests – in pictures

A section of the East Side Gallery, the longest-remaining stretch of Berlin Wall and the second-most visited site in Berlin, is due to be dismantled to make way for a luxury apartment block. There were protests on Friday as work began on removing the section. The gallery's murals include depictions of the former Soviet and East German leaders Leonid Brezhnev and Erich Honecker in a passionate clinch, and a Trabant car bursting through the wall

Friday 1 March 2013 11.52 EST

With chants of 'Fill the gap!' protesters attempted to put up a styrofoam replica of part of the Berlin Wall after the demolition work began

Left: a photo taken on 11 November 1989 of West Berliners crowding in front of the Berlin Wall as East German border guards demolish a section of the wall to open a new crossing point. Right: Friday's protests